Please Pass The Ice Bag
What a party week... what a hangover.

One of these years I'm gonna have to go to Rio, but New Orleans was my favorite port of call last week.

I'm in a Tennessee Williams state of mind. So while we clear our heads of the last of the demon alcohol, The Nut House will have another special Sunday Edition of Double Feature Afternoon Tea(or espresso if you really need a kick).

First we'll have the color feature, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof(1958). I know, it takes place in Mississippi, but I love the whole "Mendacity" thing. My vote for the name historians will give this political era is "The Age of Mendacity"- hopefully we're at the late afternoon of this age.

Second feature, Suddenly Last Summer(1959), thank God we don't lobotomize people for witnessing atrocities, or we'd all be in big trouble.

The dress code has been altered to one-piece slips, striped PJ's, high-necked Edwardian getups, and white doctor coats(straight jackets allowed if you bring your own handler). And if you can carry it off, an all white(seersucker?)suit. No cannibals or "no neck monsters" allowed.

I almost forgot, if you need to bitch about your job, The Nut House has a new addition, HazelNut's Dog House. Hazel loves a good bitch session, and she won't rat you out to your boss. She's such a good girl, yes you are.

Looking forward to tea, and a bit of the hair of the dog.

Chinquapin

Happy Year of the Rooster
Goodbye year of the chimp.

Fat Tuesday Baby!
Now Playing: Samba Samba Samba
OK, here's the only rule for the next 24 hours, no flashing of boobs.

I've run out of paint for the "big heads", so I'll see you all later today. We've got a big fight to save the Social Security Insurance program, so...
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow(or next week when we're sober)we fight the good fight another day.

Chinquapin

I Like To Watch
I'd watch the Super Bowl if I could attend in person. I'd watch at a party. I might watch if my home town(by birth or current residency)had a pro football team. But since none of those conditions exist for today's game, I'd rather watch a couple really good movies.

I am a couch potato, although I'm shaped more like a fingerling than a russet. So The Nut House will run a "BoobTube" double feature, starting with A Face In The Crowd(1957), followed by Being There(1979).

Eagle Eye Cocktail
Patriot Cocktail
Bitter Experience Cocktail for the healthy folks.

Happy watching!

Chinquapin

He Saw His Shadow
Sorry folks, 6 more weeks of winter.

Chinquapin

Super Party Week's a comin'
Sorry I've been absent. Between Carson's death, that freak parking his jeep on the MetroRail tracks, and MrMan's project biting the dust, I've been preoccupied.

I feel there's trouble ahead, so following the new motto of The Nut House, "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we fight the good fight another day.", hard times call for hard partyin'(is that spelled right?)

We've got Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras, & Chinese New Year Wednesday. I've stocked up on antacids, so we can load up on Cheese Steaks, Gumbo, and your choice of the Year of the Rooster dish.

I'm working on a special "Not at all related to the Super Bowl" double feature for The Back Room(I'm just not into pro-football). I do think that in honor of the 1st anniversary of BOOBGATE, Sunday's flicks will have a TV theme... ohh, I just thought of a good one.

Friday Night's Double Feature will be all B&W.
#1, LIFEBOAT(1944). I'd forgotten how brilliant this film is. Have a big bowl of salty popcorn with this one.
#2, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL(1951). Great quote by Klaatu, "I am fearful when I see people substituting fear for reason." I hear ya brother.

The end of The Year of the Monkey could use a little self examination, and I thought these movies could get the ball rolling.

See yall Friday, the special will be Black & White cocktails.

Chinquapin

oops, forgot the virgin version, aBlack & White Cow.

Hot Drinks Comin' Up
Now Playing: The Play-offs
With the crazy COLD weather in much of the USA, I thought The Nut House needed to expand the Hot Drinks Menu.

Specials are:
#101- Brown Betty
#131- Hot Shot
#152- Kill The Cold Smoothie(Virgin)
and my fav, #141- Hot Kentucky Toddy

The January thaw should be right around the corner.

Chinquapin

Silence = Death (trying to work that hammer)
From the Doctors Without Borders website:
"The outpouring of support for people in South Asia shows the kind of positive impact media coverage can have on efforts to bring relief to people in crisis," said Nicolas de Torrente, Executive Director of MSF-USA. "Why can't it extend to those trapped by wars or dying by the millions from a disease like TB? Silence is the best ally of atrocities, and this is the sixth straight year our list has included the plight of people in Colombia and the DRC."

I gave shares of a goat for Christmas. The upcoming Chinese New Year is the Year of the Chicken, so maybe I need to give some chicks for Valentine's Day.

Tonight's specials: a"Doctor" cocktail, and Safe Sex of the Beach for Nessa & other "health conscious" patrons.

As for movie night, I'm in a fun mood. So tonight's flicks will be Goldfinger(1964) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service(1969).

Chinquapin
(Tonight's password is... Chicken Little)

10 Days 'Til Elections in Iraq
I hope our people in Iraq have been supplied with everything they need. I can't imagine a better use for the Bush tax cut money than making sure our troops are fully equipped.

And I wish somebody had told me not to waste my time on the lottery and that becoming a cop in Inglewood, CA was a great way to Hit the Jackpot.

Happy Presidential Inauguration Day everyone(= I need a drink).

Tonight's drink is a repeat, but how can I beat Waking with the Bush Pig

INGREDIENTS

* 1 part vodka
* 1/2 part dark rum
* 2 parts Amaretto Di Saronno?

Layer the ingredients in a shot glass in the order of vodka, amaretto and then the rum. Set drink alight with a match, shoot back with the drink still ablaze.

Chinquapin

Where Oh Where Have The WMD's Gone...
...Oh where, oh where can they be?

I guess we'll never know, 'cause we aren't looking anymore.

Special tonight: A-Bomb Shooters.

Chinquapin